The economies of the Persian Gulf are highly dependent on their petrol exports, particularly to Asia.

Economy

Economic issues are covereded from a political economy perspective: changes in the global economic system, governance and institutions, dynamics and trends in different economic zones (USA, Russia, China, Emerging ...). European problems are given special attention.
The multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been of the utmost importance for Japan’s trade policy.
China is rapidly emerging as a formidable power in the development of technical standards, transforming the international standard-setting landscape and reintroducing an element of geopolitics into what are too often considered as benign, technical processes.
Sanctions have become the dominant tool of statecraft of the United States and other Western states, especially the European Union, since the end of the Cold War.
Through development assistance and economic engagement, South Korea has sought to project itself as a different kind of partner for Africa. In reality, it is not so unique.
“Smart city” development has become a fashionable policy and research topic. A growing number of central and local governments in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, in partnership with companies from diverse sectors (construction, transport, energy, water, etc), consulting firms, NGOs and...
Digital power refers to any actor’s ability to exploit digital data to help influence the behavior of other actors on the international stage and to achieve its own ends. It is about understanding how it influences events in the real world, despite its “intangible” nature.
Restrictive measures are a major instrument of the European Union (EU)’s external action, which has emerged as one of the world’s leading sanctions emitters. The EU has thus leveraged the size of its market and its economic and financial clout (trade relations, aid policy and bilateral...
Only devised a few years ago, the concept of the Indo-Pacific seeks to express a new configuration of the world’s globalization. In terms of economic exchange and power distribution, the Indo-Pacific is a unitary region spanning from the Persian Gulf to the Pacific, where all the major powers...
RAMSES 2020. A World without a Compass?, written by Ifri's research team and external experts, offers an in-depth and up-to-date analysis of geopolitics in today’s world.
2012, year of all dangers?
Luncheon debatte dedicated to Ifri's corporate members, by invitation only.
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The Second Brazil Business Summit
The Economist Conferences organizes on July 7th 2011 "The Second Brazil Business Summit", an opportunity to review developments in the Brazilian market following the 2010 presidential elections.
Ifri is a supporting...
The G20, 2011 and Beyond
Conference organized in partnership with The centre for International Governance Innovation, CIGI, Toronto, Canada.
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Economic Recovery in East Asia: Diversified Directions
This event is dedicated to Ifri's corporate members
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Between Crisis and Globalization:
The world economy is in upheaval and no one can escape. After more than a decade which celebrated the virtues and success of globalization, the crisis which opened in 2007 has brought much into question The world tends to become multipolar ; each region must redefine its international...
Have we Definitely Avoided the Worst?
Conference organised by the IFRI and the CEPII around Jeffry A. Frieden, Professor, Department of Government, Harvard University. Moderator: Jacques Mistral, Head of Economic Studies, IFRI. Discussants: Patrick Allard, Counsellor, Centre...
What Future for the Rating Agency?
The Economic Studies organises a cycle of seminars with the aim of understanding the evolution and the solutions of the financial and economic crisis. The first roundtable will be conducted by Gilles de Margerie, directeur Banque privée, Capital investissement et...